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Earth Science Plate Tectonics
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Review of #plate #tectonics and #geohazards such as #earthquakes, #volcanoes, and #mass #movements.
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1
Which wave is the most devastating?
Surface wave
P-wave
Rolling wave
S-wave
2
The
source
of an earthquake is called the _.
fault
epicenter
focus
location
3
An earthquake in 1906 devastated San Francisco. Along which fault did it occur?
American Fault
San Andres Fault
San Francisco Fault
California Fault
4
Which type of wave arrives before the rest?
P-wave
Surface wave
Rolling Wave
S-wave
5
A fault is...
another name for an earthquake
a fracture in the Earth
the same as a hot spot
the town where an earthquake occured
6
P-waves travel through _ while S-waves do not.
crust
the core
the mantle
lithosphere
7
Subduction creates a landform called a...
ocean ridge
valley
trench
lithosphere
8
Wegener's theory is called...
Supercontinent
Mesosaurus
Continental Drift
Pangaea
9
What is labeled B in this picture?
Continental Crust
Crust
Oceanic Crust
Lithosphere
10
What is labeled A in this picture?
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Lithosphere
Crust
11
New ocean crust is formed at a _ boundary.
convergent
divergent
transform
slip-strike
12
The layer just before the core is the _.
lithosphere
crust
asthenosphere
mantle
13
What is labeled C in this picture?
Crust
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Lithosphere
14
A volcanic island arc is formed at a _ boundary.
hot spot
oceanic-continental
continental-continental
oceanic-oceanic
15
_ results from an underwater earthquake.
Tsunami
Fault
Landslide
Slip-strike
16
What evidence supports Wegener's theory?
Animal fossils
Plant fossils
Mesosaurus
Shorelines
17
A plate can be made up of which of the following?
continental lithosphere
Both continental and oceanic lithosphere
Just crust
oceanic lithosphere
18
Seafloor spreading and rift valleys occur because...
2 plates are diverging
2 plates are grinding past each other
2 plates are converging
2 plates are dormant
19
Subduction is...
when 2 plates collide to form mountains
a type of plate boundary
when one plate sinks below another plate
what made Mt. Everest
20
As P-waves and S-waves travel, does their timing become further apart or closer together?
Closer together
Further apart
